Rescission Actions Since 1974. : Review and Assessment of the Record.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

United States.

Executive impoundment of appropriated funds.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews framework for handling rescissions established by the amended Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which allows the President to rescind appropriated funds or veto items in appropriations bills. Analyzes data on rescission requests and outcomes pursuant to the 1974 law; and discusses relevant developments under the Clinton, Bush, and Obama Administrations, highlighting actions when the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 was in force.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Rescission Actions Since 1974

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